ESPN FC’s Craig Burley insists there’s plenty more to come from Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola has spent close to £200 million on new signings he hopes will transform Manchester City after his disappointing first season at the Etihad. It’s only one game into the season, but here’s an early impression of how those five players are making an impact …
Kyle Walker
In three preseason games and his Premier League debut, the England international has shown exactly what City have been missing from their full-backs.
His pace and thrusting runs stretched Brighton in their season…
The ESPN FC crew break down their Premier League Team of the Weekend following the first week of matches.
Recently promoted Huddersfield Town ran out convincing 3-0 winners in the club’s first ever Premier League match.
The opening round of Premier League matches is complete. ESPN FC assesses the maiden performances of 10 players making their debuts in English football’s top division.
Sead Kolasinac | 24 | Defender | Arsenal
The defender is already a cult hero at the Emirates, and that’s because of his willingness to charge forward and join attacks. During Friday’s spectacular 4-3 defeat of Leicester there were regular sights of him on the rampage, though, like the rest of Arsenal’s defence, he was guilty of…
Manchester City were held by newly promoted Brighton for most of the match until two late goals proved the difference.
English Premier League: Lewis Dunk (75′) Brighton 0-2 Manchester City
BRIGHTON, England — Three thoughts from Manchester City’s 2-0 win away at Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League.
1. City hold nerve at Brighton
After their title rivals had lost their heads, Manchester City kept theirs. Victory at Brighton did not come easy to the Premier League title favourites, but at least they did not concede three goals like each of Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have done on opening weekend.
Sergio Aguero’s 70th-minute opening goal, set…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola outlines his long-term vision for the club as he enters his second season.
Craig Burley feels Pep Guardiola’s back may be against the wall if he does not win any trophies with Man City this season.
International Champions Cup: Ederson (29′) Man City 1-0 Tottenham
Pep Guardiola feels new Man City goalkeeper Ederson will soon be Brazil’s first choice.
Pep Guardiola has told Ederson Moraes to forget about his expensive price tag and enjoy being Manchester City’s new No. 1.
City paid Portuguese side Benfica £34.7 million for the Brazilian, making him the second-most expensive goalkeeper in history behind Juventus’ Gianluigi Buffon.
The 23-year-old has impressed in preseason — other than an error in the International Champions Cup defeat to Manchester United — and has already showed the ball skills that Guardiola demands from his keepers.
But…
Steve Nicol says Manchester City are favourites to win Premier League.
Manchester City returned from the United States with a defeat to Manchester United followed by two comfortable victories against Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur. Here’s what we learned …
1. Full-backs make a drastic change
City have faced criticism for spending heavily on new full-backs this summer with close to £120 million splurged on Kyle Walker, Benjamin Mendy and Danilo. But their importance to Pep Guardiola’s game plan is clear from their opening three matches of preseason which…
Pep Guardiola has hit back at Gary Neville’s comments regarding Manchester City’s youth prospects.
It might only have been a preseason friendly, but Manchester City fans can be forgiven for feeling fairly confident going into 2017-18 after their 4-1 demolition of Real Madrid in Los Angeles.
After it looked like the summer might have taken a couple of hitches — with Dani Alves snubbing Pep Guardiola for Paris Saint-Germain, rumours long-time target Alexis Sanchez was off limits and a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United — there were more positive signs on Wednesday evening.
Of course, following the…
Flamengo midfielder Ederson has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and will undergo surgery on Monday.
One-time Brazil midfielder Ederson says he has testicular cancer and won’t be able to play for his Flamengo club for months.
The disease was detected last Saturday and he will undergo surgery next Monday, the 31-year-old footballer said in a news conference on Tuesday.
Ederson has played for Nice and Lyon in France, and for Lazio in Italy. He represented Brazil once in 2010 and joined Flamengo in 2015.
Flamengo doctor Marcio Tannure said there was a 99 percent chance of total recovery for Ederson,…
Gab Marcotti and Shaka Hislop talk in depth about Manchester City and their prospects for the upcoming season.
Pep Guardiola is lost for words after watching 17-year-old Phil Foden star in his first-team debut with Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola reveals Aleksandar Kolarov is close to moving to Roma and admits Manchester City need full-backs.
Pep Guardiola’s wishes are coming true as, brick by brick, he is being allowed to assemble an expensive new Manchester City side. From a squad that could and maybe should have been disassembled a year or two earlier, the rejuvenation is now in full swing.
People will gasp at the amounts being spent, but City have held onto many players until they were not fit for purpose and are now being punished for not acting sooner. The market always sees City coming, but this summer’s obvious needs…
Paul Mariner questions whether or not Claudio Bravo can carry over his fine form for Chile to Man City.
Claudio Bravo’s showstopping performance, Kylian Mbappe’s new Twitter header and more headline the Sweeper.
As Claudio Bravo pushed away the third Portugal penalty in Chile’s shoot-out win in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday, Manchester City fans found it hard to believe that it was the same goalkeeper whose weak wrists, poor footwork and lack of confidence cost Pep Guardiola’s team so many goals last season.
Of course, it has to be remembered that not one of Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani — who all failed to convert their kicks — took a decent penalty, and once Bravo had gone the correct…
Sid Lowe details what exactly Manchester City would be getting by signing Dani Alves.
Craig Burley believes Pep Guardiola’s defence still needs improving, even if Dani Alves decides to join Manchester City.
ESPN’s Manchester City correspondent Jonathan Smith tells us who he thinks could be playing under Pep Guardiola in the 2017-18 season.
ESPN FC’s Dan Thomas and Mark Ogden discuss Man City’s transfer market plans, which include Alexis Sanchez and Kyle Walker.
With Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea yet to make a dent in the transfer market and Arsenal and Liverpool both conjuring only one major acquisition so far, it is Manchester City that are setting a scorching pace this summer. It is only June and City have secured a new goalkeeper in Ederson Moraes and one of the brightest young global talents in Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva.
While Ederson holidays in Lisbon, his new teammate and fellow ex-Benfica player Silva underlined just what…